Helpful, Handy Home How 2

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Helpful, HandyHome How 2s

• DIY (Do It Yourself)
• Home Improvement / Repair
• A 4-H Project
• By Kay Benham

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Safety Very Important!

• In Note to Adults, safety discussed in a general
  overview of the project to include
• Hand tool and steam iron use
• Plumbing
• Painting
• Internet usage
• Throughout the pages and tasks safety is
  reiterated

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Project Design!

• There is a minimum of four tasks per 4-H age
  group.
• Junior Senior members can do the tasks for the
  age group below them.
• Novice members should do all Novice 4
  tasks
• Junior members should do all Novice Junior
  tasks 8 tasks
• Senior members should do all Novice, Junior,
  Seniors tasks 12 tasks

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Tools!

• A list of suggested tools all homes should have
• All tools required to accomplish the tasks in
  project are listed and photographed
• Additional items and possible repair kits are
  mentioned
• Photos of the additional items are included

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The House!

• The project is divided into 4 basic rooms of the
  house
• Living Room
• Kitchen
• Bathroom
• Bed Room
• For each room there are tasked assigned to each
  4-H age group

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The Living Room!

• Novice Fill It Up - Have some small holes in the
  walls?
• Junior Shut The Door - Front Door dragging or
  hard to close?
• Senior Hang It Up - Have a picture or curtain
  rod you need to hang?

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The Kitchen!

• Novice Line It Up - Cabinet doors not aligned or
  dragging?
• Junior Fix The Slide - Have a drawer that won't
  open properly?
• Senior Unclog It - Sink is slow or will not
  drain?

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The Bathroom!

• Novice Add Some Air - Have a slow running
  faucet?
• Junior Drip, Drip - Have a faucet that is
  dripping?
• Senior Running Toilet - Need to catch that
  running toilet?

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The Bed Room!

• Novice Fluff It Up - Have dents in the carpet
  after moving furniture?
• Junior Add Some Color - Are the walls dirty or
  drab?
• Senior Put It Back On Track - Is that pesky
  closet door off the track?

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Additional Activities!

• There are additional activities throughout the
  project
• Find out how to fix stripped screw holes
• How certain tools work
• Visit library to look at DIY books
• Why certain tools or tasks are requested
• Also, page 51 contains additional activities for
  Junior Senior members to do

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Questions?
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Activity Time!